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Now a days, painting chrome is being used as a ride pimper and it has, and is gaining popularity, There has been some innovation in painting chrome as until recently the only way to get that famous shine which is specific to chrome paints was to chrome plate the vehicle. If you are new to chrome paint, it would simply be defined as the paint applied to get a shiny and mirror like finish. I would like to be frank here and I have to confess that personally I am not fond of painting chrome over the car. As I feel that the chromed car seems to be bedazzled extra ordinarily and it seems to appear that whole car has been wrapped in an aluminum foil. Any way this is only my opinion and majority of the car enthusiasts seems to enjoy and adore a chrome car so I would be rather commercial here and will tell you some tips for custom chrome paint as well as chrome paint trim. The biggest advantage of chrome car paint is that it provides with perfect base coat and any other art work can be applied by painting over chrome and the chrome paint acts as a high light thus really pimping the car.

Custom chrome car paint is best used in motor sports car when the car needs some advertisement painted all over it. So the chrome is used as a base paint to give prominence to over all advertisement painting. Typical process of applying car chrome paints is that first a dark base coat is used as a primer then a chrome spray paint is sprayed over it. However the base coat is not completely covered. Finally a clear coat is applied. Usually a tint or pigment is added to to give chrome a color since chromes are originally shiny, silver finishing. The appropriate blend of chrome and paint is necessary as applying too thin coat of chrome spray paint will give a dull metallic look which obviously kills the purpose of applying a chrome to your car.

As the appropriate blend of chrome and paint is necessary, so is the drying and application time. As I said that make sure the primer coating or base coat is not fully covered. The reason for this is because it is necessary for the chrome to shine as the shine heavily depends on the contrast between chrome and paint and messing with this crucial balance will simply ruin your all the hard works. Following are the steps you should follow in order to do some custom chrome paint. Adhering to them strictly will simply pimp your ride.

Chrome has long been a popular finish for automotive and motorcycle parts, as well as many household items, because of its beautiful shine, the depth of its reflectivity, and low required maintenance. In terms of functionality, chrome is extremely resistant to corrosion, will not oxidize, and can withstand harsh environmental conditions, which is another reason for its popularity in the automotive industry.

Many people operate under the misconception that chrome only comes in the traditional silver color; however, colored chrome, or candy chrome as it is sometimes called, has become a popular option for many car and motorcycle enthusiasts, as well as for household decor.

Candy chrome is the nick name given to a finish which is achieved via a combination of two processes: electroplating and color spraying. Chrome is actually a shortened term for chromium, a naturally-occurring metallic element.

Chrome is most commonly used to plate metals like brass, or steel, but can also be applied to plastics, aluminum, copper, or stainless steel substrates. Chrome is one of the best and brightest metallic finishes; it is also more attractive because it has a bluish tinge, whereas some other finishes have an unattractive grayish or yellowish tint. The reflection seen in chrome is more specular, meaning that even objects far away from the plating's surface are reflected clearly and accurately.

There are two basic methods for the application of chrome. The first is hard chrome plating, which is a functional application; the other is decorative or nickel-chrome plating, so called because it always involves a strike layer of nickel under the chrome.

The nickel layer is relatively thick, and provides the finish's smoothness, corrosion resistance, and reflectivity. The thicker the nickel layer, the higher the quality of the finish; sometimes, two layers are used. In comparison to the nickel layer, the chrome is incredibly thin, and it serves to enhance the reflectivity of the nickel.

The chrome layer also provides the bluish tint to the finish, as the nickel has a yellowish tint. "Show chrome" is a term sometimes applied to chrome plating that is of a high enough quality to be, for example, on cars in a car show.

It is sometimes stated that a layer of copper under the nickel, buffed to a full luster before the application of the nickel, will help to achieve this high-quality, ultra-bright finish.

To create the candy chrome finish, a clear coat is applied to the chrome or nickel* plated surface, which is colored with a dye. (In fact it is said that spraying the colour over the nickel gives the best result - but the finish is still dubbed candy chrome, even there is no actual chromium used).

Candy chrome can be produced in a wide variety of colors - blue, green, pink, multicolored, and black are just some of the colors available. The dye is mixed with the clear-coat, which is then sprayed onto the chrome or nickel finish. Because chrome itself has no color, and only reflects the colors that are around it, the dyed clear-coat imparts a deep and rich color to the finish.

There are a number of ways in which we are able to customize our vehicle. There are the obvious ways of alloys, personalized number plates and of course all of the accessories you can get your hands on for the interior of your vehicle. However did you know there is now an improved way of getting certain messages across through the use of chrome emblems?